Chapter 340: Starscream (Patreon)

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"What? Rivella is dead? Rio de Janeiro is in chaos now?"

Sun Cheng was taken aback. On this day, he was in a concealed area in a canyon more than 30 kilometers away from Base 2, familiarizing himself with his new mechanical body that he had just drawn. When he received the message from Teletraan transmitted from the base, he immediately stopped his training and stood still, furrowing his brow.

Although he chose Brazil, the largest country in South America, as his alternative base out of caution, he had long been grateful for that decision after the exposure of the former US military nuclear missile launch base he occupied in the heartland of the United States.

Furthermore, as Sun Cheng's influence continued to expand, his desire to fully control Brazil, the strongest industrial country in South America, was gradually growing.

However, the timing was not right!

"What is Base 2 doing? Why wasn't this reported to me in advance?"

After quickly reading the message transmitted by Teletraan, Sun Cheng's expression had already turned unpleasant.

He did admit that he had been planning to completely control Brazil and use the country's territory and resources to develop his power in this world called the "Transformers Universe." He would soon be able to completely eliminate the threats from the Decepticon army, Autobots, and the American Empire.

But plans were just plans. The reason Sun Cheng had been able to endure until now without taking major action was that, although he was eager, he had never lost his rationality. He knew better than anyone that he couldn't swallow this "extremely tempting" cake of Brazil for the time being.

Megatron, the leader of the Decepticon army, was playing a game with the entire Earth as the chessboard. It can be imagined how dangerous the situation on Earth is now, with even the two Autobot leaders, Optimus Prime and Sentinal Prime, and one of the Thirteen Ancients of Cybertron, Lord Fallen, becoming pawns on his chessboard.

Sun Cheng dared to say that even Megatron himself didn't have a full guarantee of victory in this game. Otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to tricks like "feigning death." After all, whether it was Optimus Prime, Sentinal Prime, or Lord Fallen, these individuals were all ruthless characters and not easy to deal with.

Although it was unclear when Megatron would launch his reckoning against the three factions, it was beyond doubt that Earth had become the next battlefield for the Cybertronians. Before these big shots started fighting each other, Sun Cheng could easily guess that he, who had already been put on the "kill list" of both Megatron and Optimus Prime, would not see who the ultimate victor would be.

"...This is serious, Yuri. One moment of carelessness and he has caused me a big problem..."

The joints of Sun Cheng's metal forging hand were making crackling sounds under tremendous force.

After receiving the message, Sun Cheng had lost all interest in continuing his training and quickly returned to the base.

The cause of the incident had already been explained in the message from Base 2.

Sun Cheng naturally remembered who Rivella was. He was a high-ranking member of Nebrina Trading Import & Export Corporation, a state-owned Brazilian company with privileges in arms import and export. Rivella was a greedy and cowardly human who had done a lot for Sun Cheng under coercion and enticement. He had played a role in Sun Cheng's early development.

However, after the completion of Base 2, his value had diminished, and the last remaining value disappeared completely after Base 2 gained complete control over his connections within Brazil.

Perhaps due to absorbing the complete memory of 'Frenzy' and spending too much time with the Decepticons, Sun Cheng's personality has been somewhat influenced.

At least now, in his opinion, a person who has no use value and knows a lot of his own secrets, like Rivella, is dead, even if Rivella died at the hands of Base 2, he has no intention of blaming Base 2.

However, the man who changed his name to 'Yuri Olov' really gave him a big problem!

Sun Cheng vaguely remembered that more than a month ago, he secretly took this former CIA senior agent, who had already changed his name, out of the United States. At that time, this guy had been targeted by the United States intelligence agencies for various reasons.

However, his impression of 'Yuri' was very vague because he had not had much contact with him. After obtaining information from this former CIA senior agent that there might be something strange under the Mariana Trench, Sun Cheng directly sent him to Mexico and let him find his own way to Brazil to join Base 2.

Although Sun Cheng remembered that he had promised to make Yuri the "King of Brazil" in order to extract more information from him, such promises were no different from farting for him, who could lie without blinking an eye. He didn't even think that such a smart person who could stir up trouble in the CIA system would believe him. Even when he left Mexico, he didn't think that the other party would go to Brazil.

As a result, this man, whom he had almost ignored, had now given him a big problem.

"Interesting... he completely took over Rivella's connections, established a 'card association' involved in state-owned enterprise executives and the military... controlling security companies, using cheap goods and arms to support gangs and drug trafficking, and constantly inciting conflicts in various sectors of Rio de Janeiro... it seems that he is a person with ideas..."

When he arrived at the entrance of the underground cave where the base was located, Sun Cheng's restless emotions had basically calmed down.

Brazil, or rather Rio de Janeiro, had become chaotic after Base 2 attacked the State Prosecutor's Office convoy to arrest Rivella, and Yuri suddenly stirred up conflicts between several gangs, drug traffickers, and the military police in the state. Once the bow is drawn, the arrow must be released. Even if he didn't want to get involved, he had to.

Fortunately, although Base 2, like most Decepticons, had exposed its existence in a high-profile assassination and attack, Yuri was very cunning. He had not personally entered the scene and was still waiting for the best hunting opportunity like an experienced hunter.

This was also a blessing in disguise. At least his plan in Brazil had not been completely exposed, and there was still time to make some adjustments.

However...

Sun Cheng soon stopped in front of the entrance to the base, looked up thoughtfully at a certain position in the sky, where the moon, which was revolving around the Earth, was currently located.

He muttered to himself, "Do I have to choose Starscream now...? There's no other way. I have to have a good talk with this guy..."

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